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#Question id: 26980


Which of the following statements about the selection pressure is incorrect?

a.If survival of juveniles and adult is poor then selection favours a single act of reproduction

b.If survival of juveniles and adult is poor and unpredictable then selection favours repeated reproduction and long reproductive life

c.If the environment is stable then selection favours a single act of reproduction.

d.If survival of juveniles is very poor and unpredictable but adult are more likely to survive then selection favours repeated reproduction and long reproductive life

e.If survival of adult is unpredictable but juveniles are more likely to survive then selection favours a single act of reproduction

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. a, d and e
  2.  b, c and e
  3.  a, c and d
  4.   c, d and e
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#Question id: 5444

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?

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#Question id: 5445

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A plant height in Maize is control by 3 pair of polygene .Two varieties of maize averaging 120 and 60 inches in height, respectively, are crossed. The F1 progeny is quite uniform averaging 90 inches in height. What is percent of F2 progeny that is resemble with either 120 cm or 60 cm height?

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#Question id: 5446

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In a plant, height is control by three quantitative trait loci.  Each dominant additive allele is contributing 5 cm height in plant. Maximum expected plant height is 50 cm. What is minimum expected height? 

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#Question id: 5447

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Hydrangea plants of the same genotype are planted in a large flower garden. Some of the plants produce blue flowers and others pink flowers. This can be best explained by which of the following?

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#Question id: 5448

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Plant height control by 3 pair of polygene, two varieties of maize averaging 48 and 72 inches in height, respectively, are crossed. The F1 progeny is quite uniform averaging 60 inches in height. What is number of average phenotype out of 500 F2 plants?

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#Question id: 5449

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Most behavioral traits are affected by many different genetic influences as well as environment. The best descriptor for such traits is: